r/BeAmazed • u/HallowedAndHarrowed • 13h ago

History WW2 British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery could be abrasive, but had a caring side. He married a widow whose husband had died in WW1 and treated her sons as his own, after she died also. He is pictured with step-son Richard, who thrilled Montgomery, by escaping from a POW camp.

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u/HallowedAndHarrowed 13h ago

His wife got infected by an insect bite, by the way and died as he held her in his arms.

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u/BobMonroeFanClub 12h ago

She's buried in Burnham On Sea in Somerset.